Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Deuteronomy 24:12
Deuteronomy 24:17, Job 22:6, Job 24:3, Job 24:9 Reciprocal: Proverbs 3:28 - General Proverbs 25:20 - that taketh Ezekiel 18:7 - hath restored Amos 2:8 - laid read more
Deuteronomy 24:17, Job 22:6, Job 24:3, Job 24:9 Reciprocal: Proverbs 3:28 - General Proverbs 25:20 - that taketh Ezekiel 18:7 - hath restored Amos 2:8 - laid read more
And if the man be poor, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge:Thou shalt not sleep — But restore it before night, which intimates that he should take no such thing for pledge, without which a man cannot sleep. read more
12. Thou shalt not sleep with his pledge As the poor debtor might have nothing to cover him but his outer garment, which served him for his bed. This the creditor was not to keep at night. Comp. Exodus 22:25-26. read more
John Trapp Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 24:12
Deu 24:12 And if the man [be] poor, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge: Ver. 12. Thou shalt not sleep with his pledge. ] As those cruel crafties did, Amo 2:8 that "sold the righteous for silver, and the poor for a pair of shoes." Amo 2:6 read more